On this day, 48 years ago, on January 2, 1977 (November 13, 1976, the Luoyang Yellow River Highway Bridge was completed and opened to traffic. Luoyang Yellow River Highway Bridge is an important bridge across the Yellow River. The bridge is located between Mengjin Ferry and Mengxian County in the North Yellow River in Luoyang City, Henan Province at the junction of the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. In the spring of 1974, construction began, and construction was stopped and stopped during construction. It was completed on January 2, 1977 and successfully opened to traffic. The bridge has a total length of 3,428.9 meters, a total of 69 holes and 68 piers. The bridge deck is erected using prestressed reinforced concrete simple supports with a span of 50 meters. The bridge deck width is 11 meters and the carriageway width is 9 meters. It became the longest highway bridge in China at that time.